Category Archives: Hometown Military News

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is urging the Senate to ensure the men and women serving in the military are paid while the government isn’t running. (Photo courtesy Tammy Duckworth/YouTube)By Eric St...

Caterpillar has won a contract to build equipment for the U.S. military. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Caterpillar)By WMBD-TVPEORIA – A local company will build equipment for the U.S military.Caterpi...

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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger wants to hand deliver a ‘thank you’ to military veterans during the holiday season. (WJBC File Photo)By Eric StockOTTAWA – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is collec...

Col. (ret.) Paul Fanning, of Chesnut, Illinois, stands outside of the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Fanning was recently selected as the new director for the museum after re...

Dan Hartman, Director of Manufacturing Research and Development, explains the capabilities of the Zeiss Prismo Coordinate Measuring Machine, which can measure down to .8 micron, to Maj. Gen. Richard J...

Sgt. Wesley Todd, of La Porte, Indiana checks the measurements on the device he invented at the machine shop in the Combined Support Maintenance Shop in North Riverside, Illinois. The device Todd inve...

Col. Paul Fanning of Chestnut, Illinois, passes the 129th Regional Training Institute’s colors to Brig. Gen. Michael Zerbonia of Chatham, Illinois, the Assistant Adjutant General – Army of...

John Wieland was commissioned into the Navy Reserve Medical Corps on Aug. 18 at the Illinois Capitol. He is joined by Lt. Jason Robertson (left) and Hospital Medical Corpos Chief Ariel Ampier. (Photo ...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, commander in chief of the Illinois National Guard, receives a range overview from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brandon Gibbs of Pleasant Plains, Illinois, and Sgt. 1st Class David Perdew...